James Wells Champney, son of painter Benjamin Champney, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1843. He lived with relatives after his mother's death. After studying drawing at the Lowell Institute, Champney earned a living doing small wood engravings.

James Wells "Champ" Champney was a prolific artist whose work was of high quality and broad scope. He was very successful as an oil painter of genre scenes, and later was perhaps the foremost pastelist of his day. ...
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